Over the decades several tremors have rocked Taiwan, which lies along the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur. Here's a look at the four strongest earthquakes that have rocked Taiwan in modern history
The toll from China's deadliest earthquake in years rose to 148 on Friday, state media reported, as authorities turned their attention to resettling thousands of people displaced by the disaster.The quake was China's deadliest since 2014, when more than 600 people were killed in southwestern Yunnan province.
Chinese authorities are facing a "race against time" to ensure victims of the deadliest earthquake in years can be sheltered from freezing winter temperatures, a local official told AFP on Thursday."Right now, it's a race against time to meet the needs of the population as quickly as possible, so that people can spend a warm winter in complete safety," Zhou Yongfeng, an official from Gansu's Jishishan county, told AFP.
Swathes of China are experiencing record-breaking cold temperatures, with aut
Survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in years huddled in aid tents on Wednesday after overnight temperatures plunged well below zero, with the death toll rising to 131.Fears are growing that survivors could succumb to the bitter cold, with temperatures in Jishishan expected to dip as low as -17 degrees Celsius (1.4 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.
Rescuers dug through rubble for a second freezing day on Wednesday after overnight temperatures plunged well below zero, with the death toll in China's deadliest earthquake in years rising to 131.The quake was China's deadliest since 2014, when more than 600 people were killed in southwestern Yunnan province.